Ohio State football finishes strong on Sporting News’ programs of the decade rankings

The Sporting News used some metrics to determine its top 25 ranking of college football programs of the decade. Where did Ohio State land?

The Sporting News top 25 programs of the decade

1. Alabama (166 points)
2. Clemson (122 points)
3. Ohio State (90.5 points)
4. Oklahoma (76 points)
5. LSU (74 points)
6. Florida State (61 points)
7. Oregon (42 points)
8. Wisconsin (35.5 points)
9. Georgia (34.5 points)
10. Auburn (34 points)
11. Stanford (31 points)
12. Notre Dame (27 points)
13. Florida (21 points)
14. Michigan State (15 points)
15. Boise State (14 points)
16. Oklahoma State (14 points)
17. Michigan (14 points)
18. Washington (14 points)
19. USC (12 points)
20. Texas A&M (11.5 points)
21. Penn State (11 points)
22. Baylor (11 points)
23. Miami (11 points)
24. UCF (9 points)
25. Texas (8 points)

There are some surprising results there for sure, but a lot of it has to do with some lean years either on the front or back end of the decade for some of these programs. For Ohio State, let’s hope it can continue to crack into that upper echelon and make more of its opportunities to win a national championship than what it has over the last decade.

 

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